Mental ray is now installed separately (as a sub-component). Seems like it's the same raytracing engine used in 360, but with animation ability. Slate material editor can now pick mats from legacy editor sample slots via RMB A lot of new tools in curve editor + buffer curves mirror tool now has geometry mode - adds geometry modifier Verts and edges have local coordinate systems. Local Aligned coordinate system for subobjects. Here are some of the Autodesk 3ds Max 2017 changes are:- Viewport navigation: Orbit point of interest / Orbit subobject Some information is being shown off by some users over at the Area.

3ds Max 2017 Video Tutorial Introduction and Modeling Tutorial Series by TopHattWaffle.Seem that the time to think about update your 3ds max is now as Autodesk is going to release Max 2017.

3ds Max Indie - Indie License of 3ds Max.

An older version is still available on the developer's site.

Note: This plugin has been retired by the developer.

smd Exporter and Importer by Cannonfodder

VTF texture support plugin By Wonderboy.

Wall Worm Pro Complete Source Engine Pipeline by WallWorm.

SMD Importer and Exporter, VTA Exporter by Game Zombie

Creating Flex VTA files with 3D Studio Max using Wunderboy's VTA exporter.

Making flexes using 3ds Max by Cannonfodder commented by Snotball.

You can learn more about this by reading Hammered to the Max: A Hammer User's Guide to 3ds Max. You can now use 3ds Max as your level editor with Wall Worm.

GMax, a free version of this program specifically designed for modding games has been discontinued. 3ds Max comes with several options for modeling solids, including polygonal modeling, NURBS modeling, and patch modeling. Discreet, a division of Autodesk, makes this program along with several others for creative professionals, in not only the entertainment software industry, but for motion pictures, visualization, architecture, and many other professions. One of the most popular modeling programs in game design, it is a very powerful toolbox.

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